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Patent GB-190006936-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Switches for Electrical Circuits.
Filed: 1900-04-12
Granted: 1901-03-23
Abstract: 6936. Moy, E. r., and Moy (Limited), E. F. April 12. Switches.-Relates to improvements upon the quick-break switch described in Specification No. 17,560, A.D. 1890. On the base is fitted a spindle plate having two upwardly-projecting stops b. The spindle c passes through this plate, and is rigid. The bridge-piece h is secured between plates i, g, the latter having a downward projection engaging with the stops b. The handle d is loose on the spindle, and is fitted with pins i<1> working in slots in the plate i to operate the contact h. A spring f gives the quick break. These arrangements may be applied to single, double-pole, or throw-over switches.
Patent GB-190007749-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Injectors.
Inventor: BROOKE ROBERT GRUNDY
Filed: 1900-04-26
Granted: 1901-04-26
Abstract: 7749. Brooke, R. G. April 26. Injectors; overflow arrangements; starting.-Relates to self-acting injectors, such as described in Specification No. 24,182, A.D. 1897. The combining-nozzle 1 is stationary, and overflow openings 6 in its upper part are opened and closed by means of a sliding inverted cup 7 adapted to bear on a flange 5 on the nozzle 1 below the openings 6. The cup 7 is raised by the overflow steam &c., and closed under its own weight when the injector is started. In a modification, the combining- nozzle is in two fixed parts, a gap between them taking the place of the openings 6.
Patent GB-190009956-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Methods of and Means for Manufacturing Manifold Carbon Paper.
Filed: 1900-05-30
Granted: 1900-07-21
Abstract: 9956. The United Enterprises (Limited) and Stocker, R. May 30. Copying documents.-Relates especially to the manufacture of manifold paper having both sides coated, but is also applicable for making paper coated on one side only. The paper A passes from the roll 1 to the trough 3 containing the composition, and thence between the scrapers B, B', through the oven C, between the air-blast nozzles D, D<1>, and on the roll 1<1>. The trough forms part of the steam-heated chamber 4, above which are placed the scrapers B, B'. The scrapers are themselves steam - heated, and are adjustably mounted. The oven C re-melts the waxy composition, which is suddenly cooled by the airblast. The object of the baffle-plates d<2> is to cause the air to be evenly distributed from the mouths of the nozzles. When the paper is to be coated on one side only, it passes over an inking-roller 7, Fig. 3, instead of passing down into the trough 3.
Patent GB-190011084-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in, or relating to, Urinals
Inventor: TWYFORD THOMAS WILLIAM
Filed: 1900-06-19
Granted: 1901-04-20
Abstract: 11,084. Twyford, T. W. June 19. Urinals.-The flushing - water is delivered by the pipe e, Fig. 2, into a gutter d around the top of the urinal, from which it flows over the ledge d<1> down the sides. The coping stone is made to overhang, and thus hide the gutter. In the arrangement shown in Figs. 6 and 7, the service pipe e, which enters at the back of the stall, is made with a conical outlet f<5>, into which a corresponding opening f<3> on aT-piece f<8>, f<9> enters. The sparge pipes, which lie in the recess formed by the overhanging coping stone b, are connected to the arms f and f<9>. The lips f<3> and f<5> are held together by a screw f<6>.
Patent GB-190100506-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Cigar Lighters
Inventor: DICKINSON FRANK THOMAS
Filed: 1901-01-08
Granted: 1901-07-13
Abstract: 506. Dickinson, F. T. Jan. 8. Lighters, cigar.-A barrel 12 representing a cannon is mounted on trunnions 14 on uprights 11, so that it normally rests with its muzzle supported by a figure 13. The barrel is fitted with a removable block 15, and is packed with cotton 19 soaked with alcohol &c., a wick 18 passing forwards to the muzzle. The base 10 encloses a battery and a coil which is in electrical connection with a wire 20 terminating in a spring wire 22 in front of the muzzle, the other battery wire being connected to the uprights 11. When the gun is raised, a projecting piece 17 makes momentary contact with the wire 22 causing a spark to pass over the muzzle and ignite the wick. The base may be fitted with a cigar cutter operated by a lever 25 and with a mirror 24. A switch 23 serves to cut off the current.
Patent GB-190102761-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Mono-railway Systems.
Inventor: BEECHER LINA
Filed: 1901-02-08
Granted: 1902-02-06
Abstract: 2761. Beecher, L. Feb. 8. Single-rail railways; rails; rails, securing to sleepers.-The rails are in two parts A, B, with two treads and a central channel, and the wheels have a central rib E<1> between two treads to correspond. Bolts pass through the overlapping parts of the rails to secure them together and to the sleepers, or studs on one section fit into recesses in the other. The rail sections may be laid to break joint, and may be provided with drainage holes. Guide-rails F<1> of similar construction may be attached under the sleepers for the guide-wheels G', spring-supported in brackets, and the sleepers C are carried by a continuous stringer C' on a frame D:
Patent GB-190111729-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in connection with the Lap Rollers Employed in Machines for Preparing Cotton and other Fibres.
Filed: 1901-06-08
Granted: 1902-05-01
Abstract: 11,729. Lees & Co., A., and Brooks, T. June 8. Lap-forming apparatus.-Each end a' of the lap roller a is provided with a loose bush b, which is prevented from slipping along the roller by means of a split ring c engaging in grooves in the bush and roller. The hooked head d of the rack bar used for weighting the lap roller is formed to fit the bush b.
Patent GB-190124928-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Liquid Fuel Furnaces.
Inventor: LINDEMANN OTTOCAR
Filed: 1901-12-06
Granted: 1902-01-23
Abstract: 24,928. Lindemann, O., [K÷rting, E.]. Dec. 6. Liquid-fuel fittings.-The oil on its way to spraying burner nozzles is heated to a temperature aoove that at which vapour would be generated from it at atmospheric pressure, but below that at which vapour would be generated at the pressure under which it is delivered. The particles of oil as they issue from the burner, are therefore quickly converted into vapour. The figure shows a steam heater I for the oil. The burner nozzle F is surrounded by a conical air deflector R.
Patent GB-190204512-A (GB)
Title: Composition of Matter to be Used for Coating Yeast and other Articles of Food.
Inventor: SCHMITZ MARGARET
Filed: 1902-02-22
Granted: 1902-03-27
Abstract: 4512. Schmitz, M. Feb. 22. Preserving food. - Foods are preserved by coating them with a mixture of table salt, soft water, flour, and corn starch.
Patent GB-190208120-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the Propulsion of Vessels.
Inventor: PIERI POMPEO
Filed: 1902-04-07
Granted: 1903-03-19
Abstract: 8120. Pieri, P. April 7. Paddles; screw propellers; propeller shafts, arrangement of; rudders; stopping way.-Relates, chiefly, to means for propelling ships, and consists in dividing the hull longitudinally for the greater part of its length, thus forming a chamber which contains paddles or screw propellers. The fore part of the ship is undivided. The arrangement of the paddles is shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and they may be operated singly or geared together by coupling- rods or the like. The form of the paddles is indicated in Fig. 6, the arrow showing the direction of motion. If screw propellers are used, they are arranged on a single longitudinal shaft. A rudder is provided at the stern at each side of the longitudinal partition, and the way of the vessel can be stopped by turning the rudders outwards in opposite directions.
Patent GB-190211493-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Garment Hooks.
Inventor: RICHARDSON THOMAS DE QUARTEL
Filed: 1902-05-20
Granted: 1902-06-25
Abstract: 11,493. Richardson, T. de Q. May 20. Hooks and eyes.-Garment hooks for use with eyes or other complementary members are secured by stitching through rear thread-eyes, as usual, and also through a space at the bill or front end formed to prevent slipping of the stitches. In the form of hook shown in Fig. 2, the front spice k is formed by disposing one end of the wire centrally and bending it into a hookj. This central limb is also shown formed with a curved portion i serving to lock the eye &c. In the form shown in Fig. 4, the space k is beyond the bill, and the central limb has no locking-portion. In the form shown in Fig. 5, the central limb is dispensed with, and one of the bill portions is extended to provide the front space.
Patent GB-190212694-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Coils for Dynamo Electric Machines
Inventor: LOHNER LUDWIG
Filed: 1902-06-03
Granted: 1903-03-12
Abstract: 12,694. Lohner, L., and Porsche, F. June 3. Field magnets.-A field-magnet coil or spool 1 is made by winding up a metallic band or strip 4, together with an insulating-band 5, into a cylindrical form, and then cutting away the superfluous portions in order to give the coil the required concave-convex form. An insulating-wrapping 6 is afterwards applied, and through this only the terminals 7 project. The coil is preferably wound up at a high temperature.
Patent GB-190215240-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Stamp Hammers.
Inventor: RICHTER RICHARD
Filed: 1902-07-08
Granted: 1902-08-14
Abstract: 15,240. Richter, R. July 8. Hammers, power; stamping.-A drop hammer or stamp operated by manual power has a head a on a stem c linked to a lever f, pivoted at g on the frame d, and raised by a multiple cam m acting through a lever l and link k. The cam is rotated by gearing o, p from a shaft r carrying a flywheel q and operated by a handle s or by treadles. The length of stroke is varied by moving the pivot i of the link k along a slot h in the lever g by means of links v and a lever x. The fall of the hammer may be assisted by a compression spring u or by a tension spring on the opposite side of the pivot g.
Patent GB-190220799-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Targets for Rifle Practice.
Inventor: RALSTON THOMAS BINNIE
Filed: 1902-09-24
Granted: 1903-07-30
Abstract: 20,799. Ralston, T. B. Sept. 24. Targets.-Relates to targets which are connected in pairs by ropes or chains F passing over pulleys D so as to balance one another. Guide-rollers e, mounted so as to turn and slide on bolts E fixed to the target frames A, A<1>, run on fixed guide rails or standards b. The bolts may be connected in pairs by links e<1> clamped on the ends of the bolts by nuts e<2>. By this arrangement, the target frames are not liable to jam on the supports, and can move edgewise to a slight extent under the influence of wind or other pressure.
Patent GB-190222243-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Glass Casks, Bottles, and like Glass Vessels.
Inventor: NEWTON PHILIP ARTHUR
Filed: 1902-10-13
Granted: 1902-12-11
Abstract: 22,243. Newton, P. A., [Sievert, P.]. Oct. 13 Bottles and like vessels.-Glass bottles and like vessels, Figs. 1 and 3, are formed in sections a, b, which may be made as described in Specification No. 10,963, A.D. 1899. The edges are ground so as to make a tight joint, and they may be cemented together, and the joint may be surrounded by an india-rubber ring ; or, the parts may be attached together by heating. The vessels may be elongated by introducing between the sections a, b an additional ring or section. The top and bottom are surrounded by rings d, d<1>, which are connected by bars e, to secure the sections in position, the rings having flanges which serve as hoops on which the vessels may roll. A corresponding ring may be fitted over the jointing. When uncemented or unwelded, the sections may be taken apart for cleaning. The bottles may be used for milk &c.
Patent GB-190225010-A (GB)
Title: New and Improved Apparatus for Moving Boats and Passengers along Waterways and Falls and Improvements in Boats for same used for Amusement.
Inventor: MORGAN LOT
Filed: 1902-11-14
Granted: 1903-11-12
Abstract: 25,010. Morgan, L. Nov. 14. Switchback railways; water shoots.-Relates to water shoots for amusement, and to boats for use therewith. A general view of the apparatus is shown in Fig. 1. Undulating channels A start from an elevated reservoir B. Each channel in its downward course makes a complete sweep, as shown at a<1>, and terminates in a dam a<4>. Water is discharged along the channels A, to act as ballast for the boats E and as lubricant, but in no way buoys the boats. When the boats have completed the journey, they pass one at a time to a boat hoist D, and are returned to the reservoir B. The construction of a boat E and channel A is shown in Figs. 4 and 5. The boat E has curved bows e<8> and a tapered stem e<9>. It has an airtight compartment e'‹, and beneath this a water-carrying compartment e<13>, in which overflow holes e<14> are formed. Shoes e<6> on the boat run in guides a<10> on the channel. At various parts of the channels, water-falls C, Fig. 10, are placed. At each fall, a trap a<6> is formed in the channel A, and an unequally-balanced tilt j<2>, pivoted at j<1>, is arranged as shown. When a boat bears on the tilt j<2>, it inclines it to the position shown in the dotted lines, so storing water behind it, which rushes down the channel after the boat when the tilt returns to its original position. At each fall C, guides K, Fig. 4, are formed on the sides of the channel A, and guide-wheels e<3>, e<4> mounted on the boat E are adapted to engage therewith. The boat hoist D consists of four endless chains F connected together in pairs by rods f Fig. 14. Arms f<3>, Fig. 13, carrying boat-supporting blocks f<4> are freely pivoted to the rods f<5>. Guide-rods f <6> are rigidly connected to the arms f<3> . Rollers f<7> are carried at the ends of the rods f<6>, and run in guides G. The upper ends g<1> of the guides G are shaped as shown, thereby causing the arms f <3> to deflect and so allow the boats to fall into the reservoir B or on to a platform. The passengers are taken up to the starting-stage by a lift of ordinary construction, and pumps are provided to raise water to the reservoir B. In some cases, at the commencement of the sweep a', the channel A may be arranged with a moving bottom, and may revolve horizontally on a central axis.
Patent GB-190300972-A (GB)
Title: Healing Process for Introducing Active Oxygen into Animal Organisms.
Inventor: THENEN JOSEF
Filed: 1903-01-14
Granted: 1903-12-03
Abstract: 972. Thenen, J. Jan. 14. Treatment, special methods or systems of; bath preparations; bandages.- Oxygen is introduced into the animal organism through the.skin for the purpose of therapeutically influencing diseases in general and for treating skin diseases. The process consists in treating the body, or part of the body, in a bath, or by means of a compress, with a solution of hydrogen peroxide, to which has been added a catalyzer, such as spongy platinum, barm or yeast, blood, fibrin, &c. The oxygen may also be genelated outside the bath, and subsequently introduced.
Patent GB-190301597-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Metal Packings for Stuffing Boxes and the like.
Inventor: HAUBOLD CARL HERMANN
Filed: 1903-01-22
Granted: 1903-04-02
Abstract: 1597. Haubold, C. H. Jan. 22. Stuffing-boxes.-Relates to metal packing composed of a number of resilient washers. The washers may be of the double conical form shown in section in Fig. 2, or of single conical form. In the former case, they are made from blanks with radial notches 31 at the outer circumference, and radial slits 32 at the inner circumference. In other cases, they are made with notches alone or with slits alone. Nests of these rings are inserted in the stuffing-boxes, as shown, for example, in Fig. 11, with the notches and slits in one ring covered by the solid parts of the next, and the whole group is held by the rigid parts of the rings. Fig. 14 shows one of the forms in which single conical rings 18 may be applied.
Patent GB-190302068-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Oil Pumps
Inventor: ENOS CHARLES WALDO
Filed: 1903-01-28
Granted: 1903-03-26
Abstract: 2068. Enos, C. W. Jan. 28. Actuating pumps; pump stroke, varying.-Relates to oil pumps more especially adapted for lubricating steam cylinders, and consists, chiefly, of improved means for reciprocating the plunger with an adjustable stroke. The plunger 21, which draws from a glass reservoir 11 and delivers through a pipe 42 and two-way cock 43, carries adjustable tappets 35 which are engaged alternately by an oscillatory sleeve 23 screwed externally to engage a nut 25 fixed to the frame by rods 28. The sleeve 23 carries an arm 29, by which it is oscillated from the valve-rod or other moving part of the engine, the connecting-stud 31 being adjustable on the arm 29. The tappets 35 may be in the form of locked nuts, as shown, or may be set-screw collars. In a modification, several plungers are connected to one rod.
Patent GB-190308429-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the Wires and Supports for the Cards of Jacquard Looms and the like
Inventor: HUNTER EDWARD
Filed: 1903-04-14
Granted: 1903-06-25
Abstract: 8429. Hunter, E. April 14. Jacquards loom cards and card chains.-When two or more chains of cards are employed, each chain is provided with independent supporting- wires B, the ends of which rest on the flanges a of the curved brackets A. When the chains of cards are sufficiently close together, the adjacent ends of the wires of two sets of cards may be supported by the flanges a of a single bracket A, as shown in Fig. 4.
Patent GB-190312374-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Water Closet Seat Protectors.
Inventor: POWER JAMES ANSON GILLESPIE
Filed: 1903-05-30
Granted: 1903-07-23
Abstract: 12,374. Power, J. A. G. Jan. 19, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Closet-seat guards.-A wire frame is covered with fabric 14 and sprung into the opening of the seat, as shown in Fig. 1. The frame is preferably made of a single piece of wire bent into a double U-shape, as shown in Fig. 2, but it may be made in hinged or telescopic sections for convenience of transport.
Patent GB-190317915-A (GB)
Title: Improved Means for Advertising.
Inventor: SEARY FRANK
Filed: 1903-08-19
Granted: 1904-06-09
Abstract: 17,915. Seary, F., and Lenderyou, J. Aug. 19. Advertising; letters.- Consists in producing a scintillating effect by attaching a number of reflectors f to the surface of a configuration, of the letters of inscriptions, &c., the reflectors being provided with a hole having a knife-edge for resting on pegs c. The board a carrying the advertisement may receive an oscillating motion from clockwork, an electric make-and-break mechanism, the wind, &c., or the the reflectors, which have their parts bent so as to lie in different planes, as shown in the case of triangular reflectors, Figs. 1 and 2, may be oscillated by the wind, or by a current of air blown upon them in irregular gusts.
Patent GB-190320394-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Hand Power Brakes for Tram Cars and Tram Engines.
Inventor: CONATY GEORGE JOHN
Filed: 1903-09-22
Granted: 1904-09-08
Abstract: 20,394. Conaty, G. J., and Sears, F. C. Sept. 22. Brakes, hand-power, for tramcars or tramway engines. A small movement of the driver's hand-lever causes the brake blocks to be applied to the rails by weights or springs, and a further movement causes the blocks to grip the rails. The blocks 3, Fig. 1, are mounted on parallel levers 49, 50 on pins 48 and the transverse shaft 10 respectively, and the shaft 10 is connected to the spindle 8 of the driver's hand-lever 5 by a chain 9, a transverse lever 18, an adjustable rack-and-pawl mechanism 16, and a link 15. The first movement of the lever 5 causes the cam 40 to move the foot-lever 31 from under the catch 39, and the blocks 3 drop upon the rails, the guide or sleeve 16, shown also in Fig. 4, slipping back over the rack or toothed rod 17, and becoming held by the half-pawls 21, 22. The further movement of the lever 5 winds up the chain 8, and draws the rod 17 and sleeve 16 forwards, thus forcing the blocks 3 down upon the rails. The brakes are removed by moving back the lever 5 and depressing the foot-lever 34. A cord 31 attached to the lever 34 and to a crossbar 29 pivoted at 37 then causes the links 27, 28, and the levers 25, 26, to move the pawls 21, 22 out of the rack 17, and then raises the'blocks 3. The brakes may be applied from the other end of the car by a similar hand-lever, which is connected by a chain to a transverse lever pivoted to the underframing, so as to operate the lever 18. The foot-lever 34 may be replaced by a handlever. The parallel levers or links 49, 50, for supporting the brake blocks, may be used in other brake mechanisms. According to the Provisional Specification, the blocks may be applied to the wheels.
Patent GB-190328372-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Appliance or Device for Fastening Ladies' Blouses to Skirts or for other like purposes.
Inventor: UHTHOFF ENRIQUE ANTONIO
Filed: 1903-12-24
Granted: 1904-06-16
Abstract: 28,372. Uhthoff, E. A. Dec. 24. Pins, dress and like; safety-pins.- A device for fastening ladies' blouses &c. consists of a metal plate a having one or more safetypins attached to either side. When a double pin c is used, the end of the plate is turned over at b to form a socket in which the pin turns. A single pin such as e may turn on a pivot f which is held in position by the turned-over end of the plate. Struck-up or turnedover portions such as g and d form catches for the pin points. If desired, the pins may be detachable, in which case catches are provided under or into which they may be slipped.
Patent GB-190400562-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Churns.
Inventor: GEER ALBERT
Filed: 1904-01-08
Granted: 1904-06-09
Abstract: 562. Geer, A. Jan. 8. Moving-container apparatus.-Churns in which the axis of rotation is horizontal and parallel to the longitudinal axis are made square in cross-section, and are fitted with an internal removable framework of slats, special means being used to hold the cover in place and to form a tight joint between it and the body of the churn. Fig. 2 represents a crosssection. The wooden sides, ends, and bottom are preferably dovetailed together, and the cover a' is provided with strengthening strips of metal and with openings a<5>. A packing of cork is inserted in a groove in the cover a' and fits upon a projecting metal rib a<4> in the top edges of the sides and ends. The cover is held in place by the hinged triangular bails b<2>, the apices of which are engaged by the wings of the adjustable hand-nut b. The internal framework consists of one or more wooden frames E extending the whole length of the churn A and held in place by the cover.
Patent GB-190406273-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Lathe Chucks.
Inventor: TAYLOR CHARLES
Filed: 1904-03-15
Granted: 1905-01-19
Abstract: 6273. Taylor, C., and Taylor, G. B. March 15. Chucks for gripping bar stock in lathes and the like have a number of jaws c, Figs. 1 and 2, mounted in radial axial slots in the chuck body. The jaws are moved to grip the work by a ring e<2>, having cams e<3> engaging the ends of wedges d mounted behind the jaws in the slots. The ring is rotated by a set-screw f working in a hardened-steel bush and engaging a recess g' in a cut-away portion of the ring through an intermediate piece h. The invention is not restricted to the particular construction and operation of the ring e<2>. The jaws are released by a band spring m fitted in recesses in the gripping-faces of the jaws. Sets of jaws are provided for different diameters of work, and are interchangeable by removing the band spring and front retaining-plate y.